Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Right - Bessa, not Cosina. ;-) On 1/6/06 1:08 PM, "Douglas Sharp" <douglas.sharp@gmx.de> wrote: > Why not start her off with a Bessa-R, R2 or R3, think of them as entry > level Leicas (and you can use the lenses on your camera too), > though if you're thinking of something compact and easy to use take a > look at a Yashica GX, superb fast lens 1,7/40mm, compact, excellent > auto-exposure. > Stephen Gandy writes about it at http://www.cameraquest.com/yash35gx.htm > I believe Karen mentions it too. > Douglas > > > bruce wrote: > >> Hi Ken, >> >> This is one report of the 28: >> "The Canon Canonet line of rangefinders were produced and sold from >> 1961 through 1982. The low-cost Canonet 28 was produced from 1971 >> through 1976. Like other Canonets, the 28 features shutter speed >> priority EE, with a coupled rangefinder and parallax-corrected >> framelines. >> >> The Canonet 28 also features aperture priority overrides for use with >> the Canolite D dedicated flash. When selecting an aperture setting, >> the shutter is automatically set to 1/30 sec. >> >> PROS: >> Sharp 4 element lens >> Compact size >> Coupled rangefinder >> >> CONS: >> Limited facility for manual exposure control >> The EE system means the camera requires a battery to function" >> >> Seemingly not geared to learning about the combination of ?-stops, >> speed and DOF. >> >> However, the GIII would seem to fulfill your wishes http:// >> www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/index-frameset.html? >> CanonCanonetGIIIQL17.html~mainFrame >> and look who wrote the article! >> >> Happy searching, >> B. >> >> On 6-jan-2006, at 17:45, Kenneth Frazier wrote: >> >>> >>> On Jan 6, 2006, at 8:11 AM, David Cochran wrote: >>> >>>> Ken, don't be shy, don't give her anything short of, lets say, an >>>> M-6....;-) >>>> >>> >>> All kidding aside, I'm seriously wondering whether or not to start >>> her off with an RF rather than an SLR, say maybe a Canon Canonet 28, >>> or GIII. Then, if she takes to photography, I can introduce her to >>> Leica. >>> >>> Ken >>> ----------------------------------- >>> The Rev. Kenneth Frazier >>> Connecticut Conference, United Church of Christ >>> Current Leica Photography (PAW): >>> http://tinyurl.com/6sc2r >>> >>> Current Medium Format Photos: >>> http://tinyurl.com/bjvfn >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information